[drupal-support] changing Drupal .htaccess files directive

[k_imes]

Hi Charlie - 

>I've installed PHPSurveyor in a subfolder:
>
>http://kairosnews.org/surveyor/
>
>However, I cannot access the admin page:
>
>http://kairosnews.org/surveyor/admin/admin.php
>
>I'm guessing that either (a) Drupal's .htaccess files directive might be 
>blocking access or (b) Drupal assumes it's supposed to read that file. I 
>know that it's not the file directives in .htaccess, for I tried my 
>.htaccess file with all of those deleted. Still not working.
>
>Thanks for any help :)

To be sure, you can rename the .htaccess file (temporarily - name it back 
as soon as you have done this quick test) and then try accessing
http://kairosnews.org/surveyor/admin/admin.php
If it still doesn't work, then you *know* it is something other than the 
.htaccess file.

I'd check the file & folder permissions for the admin folder and the 
files within it; make sure it is readable by the webserver (which usually 
means 'readable by all').
Also, check for an .htaccess file inside of the admin directory.

Hope that gets you a step farther.

Cheers,
--Katin